CTO, IT Director, Enterprise Architect, & Software Engineer – Healthcare
Information Technology & Medical Informatics – MS, CPHIMS
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Visionary Health Information Technology (HIT) Executive focused on orchestrating the design, development and deployment of
multimillion-dollar distributed enterprise software architecture in the heavily regulated environment of Biomedical Informatics.
14 years of Leadership
MMI, BBA/CIS, and
Poli-Sci Degrees
Automated Enrollment
Group/Member Management
Public/Private Exchanges
Clinical Care Management
Hospital Pre-authorization
Medical Claims Processing
Payment Processing
 Transparent, inclusive management style to drive organizational change while fostering
top-down commitment amongst stakeholders.
 High comfort level driving long-term, cross-functional initiatives for mid-to-large
Fortune 500 firms, requiring business partnerships with top tier developers, analysts,
MBAs, MMIs, MDs, and PhDs.
 Expert in implementing and migrating to SOA design and the Agile software
development methods with strong track record of achieving 100% compliance with
HIPAA, SOX and PCI Compliance regulatory standards.
 Hands-on engineering leadership in designing business rules engines, knowledge
management systems, code repositories, and automation tools.
PROF E SS IO NA L EXP E RI E NC E
Blue Cross of Idaho
Meridian, ID | 2009-Present
Software Engineering Manager / Software Engineer / Senior Programmer Analyst / Programmer Analyst
Rapidly promoted within a 150-person IS Department to take charge of the Service Development Team, comprised of the most senior
software engineers in the company. Architected and designed numerous HIT systems and guided 5 other development groups on Data
Integration, ERP, and service oriented development initiatives.
Healt hcar e I T S olu ti on s
STRATEGIC DIRECTION
 Advised CIO, CEO, CSO, CMO, and COO from a technology strategy standpoint
Electronic Enrollment
on 7-figure software purchases, RFPs, PoC presentations, and crisis management
Automated membership enrollment
during system failures.
system with business rules engine and
secure Federal exchange between BCI
 Delivered community outreach seminars as part of Ambassador Program designed
and the Centers for Medicare and
to educate the general public on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to empower
Medicaid Services (CMS).
individuals to make informed decisions related to their care.
Achieved 80% automation rate.
 Invented strategy for retaining intellectual property at Blue Cross of Idaho through
Cut 12 FTEs & 12 seasonal staff.
the capture and sharing of knowledge.
 Respected as a trusted organizational leader, subject matter expert, and mentor on
Federally Facilitated Marketplace
varied technologies across the enterprise.
Eligibility & Enrollment (FFM)
Architecture solution for missionENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
critical HCR initiative accounting for
 Introduced n-tier SOA-based design, creating 12 services across 6 service families to
over 50% of total 2013 IS budget.
cut development costs $500,000 across a 2-year period by eliminating redundancies
Delivered on very tight deadline.
across departments/projects.
 Instituted Agile-based Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD)
model for benchmark testing of new and existing software applications.
 Championed the creation of a Software Engineering job family.
TEAM DEVELOPMENT
 Coached technical staff across Systems & Programming, Information Management,
Operations, Facets Integration and Network Services on understanding business
requirements and technical roadmaps.
 Provided ad-hoc training and mentoring on Biomedical Informatics, Software
Development, Database Development, UML Modeling, and .NET architecture to
60 technical staff in 5 IS teams and Software Development groups.
 Established reliable knowledge transfer methodologies via video recordings to
eliminate peer-to-peer trainings.
WebMethods, .NET, WCF, WF, C#, UML, SQL Server, Sybase, ASP.NET, SharePoint, SSRS,
Edifecs, ANSI EDI X12, Python, TriZetto CareAdvance & Facets, McKesson CERMe, Informatica
Clinical Care Management
ZeOmega's groundbreaking $1.5M
Care Management System, with preauthorization functionality feeding
into claims system.
Directed IS teams contributing
over 10,000 work hours.
Clinical Care Review Management
Application that integrates TriZetto’s
Facets Medical Claim Processing
System with McKesson’s
CareEnhance Review Manager.
Saved $150,000 in vendor fees.
Delivered an end-result McKesson
wanted to fold into their product.
CTO, IT Director, Enterprise Architect, & Software Engineer – Healthcare
Information Technology & Medical Informatics – MS, CPHIMS
Micron Technology (Crucial Technology)
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Boise, ID | 2000-2009
Software Engineer I-IV / Programmer
Received 5 promotions across 10-year tenure with a subsidiary of this Fortune 500 semiconductor manufacturer giant, culminating in a
lead role over 10 developers, analysts, and QA staff. Built game-changing payment processing system and worked on client-server and
public/internal web applications. Survived 80% layoff (1,200 RIF) in 2007, picking up triple the workload.
Ent er pr ise IT S olu t io ns
ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
 Served as Oracle/SQL Team Reviewer on the Database Standards Committee, and
Payment Processing
researched, tested, and recommended emerging technologies.
One of the first real-time alternative
credit-card processing and fulfillment
 Conducted benchmark testing to maximize response times over network and
platforms that plugged into SAP.
between database layers.
 Integrated ERP application with
STRATEGIC PROJECTS
PayPal and Bill Me Later.
 Contributed to on-time, on-budget SAP migration estimated to save the company
$1.5M. Played a key role in porting over outdated code to the new environment.
Price Modification
Automation tool that standardized
 Co-developed internal VB client-server application facilitating order fulfillment
website price-modification process.
process for 300 staff.
 Reduced daily configuration time.
Visual Basic 6, C#, Web Services, .NET, SAP, Siebel, Oracle 9i, Paymetric XiPay, PayPal APIs
 Saved $30,000 per year.
E DUC A TI ON & C R ED E NT I AL S
CPHIMS | The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF 9.1) - In Progress | MCPDEAD | Kepner-Tregoe Resolve
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP): | A+ Certified Computer Technician
Master of Science in Medical Informatics (MMI): NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, IL) .................................... 2012
Courses:
 American Health Care System, Medical Informatics, Health Care Enterprise Operations, HIT Integration,
Interoperability & Standards, Decision Support Systems & Health Care, Medical Technology Acquisition &
Assessment, Biostatistics in Medical Informatics, Foundations of Leadership.
Capstone:  Research and proposal of managed medication dispensing device with focus on preventing costly nursing home
admissions, hospitalizations, and ED visits while improving quality of life and ease of medicating for elder adults.
Pitched business plan to board of investors and faculty. (www.kswebprofile.com)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Computer Information Systems: BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (Boise, ID) ........... 2001
Courses:
 Finance, Economics, Accounting, Statistics, Production Management, Business Communications, Legal
Environment of Business, Management & Organizational Theory, System Analysis & Design, Telecom,
Computer Applications, End -User Computing, Information Resource Management, Business Application
Programming, Advanced Topics in Programming, Ecommerce Web Application Development.
IT Work:  Supported Windows-based office productivity tools and POS software, while enrolled in school full time.
Became the sole in-house web development expert, handling design, programming, and implementation.
Associate of Applied Science: Political Science BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (Rexburg, ID) ......................................... 1996
Courses:
 American Government, Government Administration, State & Local Government, International Politics, Political
Inquiry, Criminal Justice, Principles of Biology, Chemistry, Humanities.
AD D IT I ON AL H E AL T HC AR E & I T E XP ER I E NC E
KS Consulting www.ksconsulting.com (2000-Present)
 Formed an IT consulting group to drive innovation for companies in Idaho's Treasure Valley, keeping current with the
latest technologies in networking, web development, ecommerce, and open-source applications. Assembled (and currently
oversee) an ecosystem of contractors and vendors in India, Pakistan, Russia, and the US.
OpenCDS.org http://www.opencds.org/FeaturedCollaborators.aspx (2012-Present)
 Became a "Featured Collaborator" in partnership with OpenCDS founder Dr. Kensaku Kawamoto, MD/PhD, a renowned
Biomedical Informatics Professor at the University of Utah and Co-Chair of the HL7 CDS Work Group.
CTO, IT Director, Enterprise Architect, & Software Engineer – Healthcare
Information Technology & Medical Informatics – MS, CPHIMS
Programming: C#, VB.NET, Java, Windows
Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows
Workflow Foundation (WF), webMethods Flow,
DROOLS, ASP.NET, Visual Basic 6, SQL Server
Integration Services (SSIS), Web Services, ASP,
SAP ABAP, CSS, PL/SQL, T-SQL, C++, Cold
Fusion, Cobol, VBScript, VBA for Office
Applications, Crystal Reports, DotNetNuke Web
Portals.
SAP ABAP: Workbench, User-Exits, BAPIs, DCOM,
SAP Web Services, SAP Script, RFCs, ALE
Programs, Dialogue Programming, Reports.
Listed in order of most experience: SD, FI, LE,
and MM.
DBMS: SQL Server 2012/2008/2005/2000, Oracle 9i
(SQL Navigator, SQL Developer), Sybase and
Access.
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Development Tools: Visual Studio
2013/2012/2010/2008/2005/2003, Eclipse,
webMethods 8.x, CentraSite, Informatica, SQL
Server Integration Services (SSIS), Sparx Enterprise
Architect, Visual Basic 6, SQL Server Management
Studio (SSMS), BIDS, SQL Server Reporting
Services (SSRS), SQL Navigator 5, RapidSQL,
ServiceNow, FootPrints, ClearQuest, Team
Foundation Server, Subversion, PVCS, Visual
Source Safe, SQL Navigator, SQL Developer,
Discover, Cognos, Proclarity, Microsoft Analysis
Server, Dreamweaver, Homesite, Visio, Microsoft
Project, Rational Rose.
Applications: SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Word,
Project, Visio, Photoshop, Flash, Project, Cognos,
Proclarity, FTP, Visual Studio.NET, Facets, Care
Advance, ZeOmega Jiva, McKesson InterQual
CERME.
Operating Systems: All Desktop versions of Windows,
Windows Servers, MAC OSx, DOS, Limited
experience with Linux.
AFF IL I AT I ONS & L E A D ERS H IP
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2013 Annual Symposium – Member & Attendee ................. 2013-Present
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) – Member & Attendee ............................... 2012-Present
Northwestern University Department of Medical Informatics – Instructor/Teaching Assistant ................................ 2012-Present
Treasure Valley Community College (TVCC) – Computer Science & Programming Instructor ............................... 2012-Present
BoiseFragFest.com (Youth Involvement in Technology & Computer Gaming) – Owner.................................................2001-2006
Eagle Scout: Boy Scouts of America, 1989